We Did It! WSO2 Identity Server is Now OpenID Certified

We thought turning 10 was a reason enough to celebrate, but we’re not done with the celebrations yet. Our Identity Server (IS) team has been working to keep that momentum going. We just became OpenID certified!

Being OpenID certified by the OpenID foundation is a big deal. What is OpenID? OpenID Connect 1.0 is a simple identity layer on top of the OAuth 2.0 protocol. “We’ve been compliant with OpenID standards for a long time,” says an ecstatic Prabath Siriwardena, WSO2’s Senior director of security architecture. “Getting the certification puts a stamp on it and gives the assurance users are looking for,” Prabath explains.

WSO2 Identity Server is the most extensible and fully open source IAM provider that can help connect and manage your identities. It’s a key enabler of digital transformation. Our single sign-on bridges protocols such as OpenID, has been a key component offering solutions to enterprises in education, telecommunication, and health among others.

By becoming OpenID certified, we’re joining a list of industry giants who also have this certification including Yahoo! Japan, University of Chicago, Verizon, Salesforce, Paypal, and Google. Now WSO2 Identity Server can provide the assurance to its users that it really conforms to the profiles of OpenID connect protocol.

Kudos to our IS team on this feat and looking forward to many more successes!